Udo Kier
Udo Kierspe (October 14, 1944 – November 23, 2025), known professionally as Udo Kier, was a German actor. Known primarily as a cult character actor who portrayed eccentric and deviant figures, he appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog,...
Udo Kierspe (October 14, 1944 – November 23, 2025), known professionally as Udo Kier, was a German actor. Known primarily as a cult character actor who portrayed eccentric and deviant figures, he appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog,...
Known For
Cast Credits
Return from Tomorrow
as Jim's father
By Design
as Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent
as Hans
Bad Painter
as Ö
Skeletons in the Closet
as Luc
My Neighbor Adolf
as Herman Herzog
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
as Michel
The Blazing World
as Lained
Chompy & the Girls
as Chompy (voice)
Swan Song
as Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker
as David
Last Moment of Clarity
as Ivan Demisovski
The Barefoot Emperor
as Dr. Otto Kroll
Skin Walker
as Claus
The Painted Bird
as Miller
Bacurau
as Michael
Holy Beasts
as Henry
The Mountain
as Frederick
American Exit
as Anton
Dragged Across Concrete
as Friedrich
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
as Andre Toulon
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
as Alcyde
Zero
as The lord of the world
Daughter of Mine
as Bruno
Downsizing
as Konrad
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as The Placid Man
Courier X
as Nathan Vogel
Crew Credits
Fall Down Dead
Associate Producer
The German Chainsaw Massacre
Assistant Director
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Director
Lola
Production Design